Another daughter was badly injured in the accident which happened at 3.10 pm, said Al-Muktafi Billah Shah fire and rescue station chief Zul Husni Abdul Rahman.

The dead were identified as Mohd Zuki Yusof, 44, the headmaster of SK Ketengah Jaya 2, his wife Nur Farraheeda Ali Khan, 41, a staff of the development authority of Terengganu Tengah (Ketengah) and their daughter Nasyreen Umayra Mohd Zuki, 10.

Mohd Zuki and Nur Farraheeda died on the spot in the accident which happened at a bend at Km25 of Jalan Paka-Al-Muktafi Billah Shah after their SUV was involved in a head-on collision with a bus.

Nazyreen Umayra died while getting treatment at the Ketengah Jaya Health Clinic. Her sister, Damia Irdina, 13, was taken to the Dungun Hospital.

Zul Husni said eight fire-fighters rushed to the scene after being summoned at 3.14 pm and had to remove the bodies of the couple pinned to the front seats of the SUV.

He said the bodies were handed over to the police for further action.